TimelyCGC

Marvel Mystery Comics

#88

7.0

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Marvel Mystery Comics #88

Name: Marvel Mystery Comics #88 — CGC 7.0
Brand: Timely Comics
SKU: IMP-21076352
Price: 1788.75 USD
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Timely Comics · CGC 7.0 · Universal Blue

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Marvel Mystery Comics #88 (Timely Comics) — Captain America. CGC 7.0.

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Captain America
CGC 7.0
Timely Comics

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About this copy

Marvel Mystery Comics #88, published by Timely Comics. Listing notes: Captain America. The listing does not state the publication year.

Graded CGC 7.0, off-white to white pages.

Grading & condition

This copy is encapsulated by CGC at 7.0 on a Universal Blue label. The holder is intact and has not been cracked, re-sealed or altered.

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Specifications

Title: Marvel Mystery Comics #88
Publisher: Timely Comics
Cover date: Unknown
Age / era: Unknown
Grading company: CGC
Grade: 7.0
Label: Universal Blue
SKU: IMP-21076352
Writer: Various
Interior art: Various
Cover art: Various
Page quality: Off-white to white pages

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Timely Comics: collecting Golden Age Marvel
Timely Comics was Martin Goodman's comics line from Marvel Comics #1 (October 1939) through the 1940s — the Golden Age incarnation of Marvel. Its big three were the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner and Captain America, and its keys — Marvel Comics #1, Captain America Comics #1, Marvel Mystery Comics, Human Torch #2 (#1), All Winners Comics — are among the most valuable Golden Age books. A CGC 9.4 Marvel Comics #1 sold for 2.4 million dollars in March 2022.
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Key issues
Sub-Mariner #1 (1968): Namor's Silver Age solo series
Sub-Mariner #1 (May 1968), by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, launched Namor's first solo title of the Silver Age after his feature in Tales to Astonish ended. It is one of the 1968 Marvel expansion #1s — with Captain America #100, Iron Man #1, Silver Surfer #1 and Nick Fury #1 — and a solid Silver Age key with a Buscema origin retelling. Namor himself dates from Marvel Comics #1 (1939) by Bill Everett.
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Values
Why a Price Guide Number Is Only a Starting Point for Comic Values
A comic book values price guide gives a reference figure for a title, issue and grade, but it is not what a particular copy will sell for. The real value comes from the exact condition of your copy and what comparable copies have recently sold for.
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Key issues
When Was Wonder Woman Created? All Star Comics #8, 1941
Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and artist H. G. Peter and first appeared in All Star Comics #8, published by DC Comics with a cover date of December 1941 – January 1942. That issue is the original Wonder Woman comic that collectors mean by her first appearance.
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